Agenda, July 19,2004

Dutchess County/Putnam County AT Management Committee
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Announcement & Agenda for 185th Meeting
Monday, July 19,2004
Picnic/Potluck Dinner and Short Meeting Thereafter
RPH Shelter, East Fishkill
Picnic: Arrive 5:00-5:30 with your dinner contribution (or dessert if you’ll be late)
Eat around 6:15PM; Short Meeting: Starting around 7:15 PM

NOTE: Since this meeting is attached to our potluck supper and picnic, we will dispense with the correspondence, communications, and reports except if emergency matters require immediate discussion. Other items should be deferred to our next meeting, Monday, September 20th , 2004.

PICNIC/POTLUCK DETAILS:

Please contact Diane Bamford (914) 669-0225, or by Email at either dbamf1128@aol.com or dbamford@pgmgroup.com [please put “Food for Picnic” in the subject line to get past the spam filters], to confirm your contribution to the Potluck dinner. Note that ALL AT Volunteers (including Club Volunteers, especially Maintainers) and people newly interested in volunteering are WELCOME!

See next page for FYI and FYA items

1. The minutes of the 184th meeting (May 17, 2004) will be reviewed/approved at the next meeting. The minutes of the last meeting can be found on the web at http://www.nynjtc.org/committees/trailscouncil/at-committees/DP/index.html

2. Urgent business, short updates, etc.:

A. Public Lands Corps priorities for the remainder of the summer
B. Progress on Bulletin Board projects
C. Committee expansion and changes
D. Tim Messerich’s AT Work Crew results (July 9-11) see NOTE 3 (over)
E. Volunteer recognition as needed
F. Other Items?

3. Other communications & announcements as time remains

4. Adjourn (shoot for 8:00 PM)

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Information, Comments, & Notes

1. All Committee members, please attend this meeting [and pass your potluck contribution to Diane Bamford–see note above!] , or please call the Chair (Ron Rosen: 845/454-4936 or 454-1721 [leave a message if not in] ) if you CANNOT attend.

2. DIRECTIONS TO THE RPH SHELTER: Interstate 84 to the Taconic; Taconic south one exit to Miller Hill Rd. westbound; go to bottom of hill (about a quarter mile); left (south) onto Hortontown Road; right into first driveway.

3. Tim Messerich is leading his annual work (and feasting) crew on July 9-11. They will be based out of the RPH shelter, but may do some work at other locations. Feel free to drop in and help with the work in progress! For further information, contact Tim at (845) 297-9573 ASAP!

“For Your Action” (FYA) items:
...as they arrive

“For Your Information” (FYI) items:
* Letter from Jim Haggett to EMS thanking them for the National Trails Day project.
* ATC Letter concerning the new Regional Partnership Committees
* NPS Announcement of Oral Rabies Vaccination Program Environmental Assessment
* Copy of letter from Bob Gray to Susan Kamm re: removal of trees from corridor
* NYNJTC Minutes of Delegates meeting (2/12/04) and announcement of 6/10/04 meeting
* North Country National Scenic Trail mailing received
* NPS and Presidential recognition of the “Call to Service” award presentations
* Email from Gail Epstein concerning Con Ed Condemnation at Long Hill Road
* Notice of East Fishkill ZBA application and Public Hearing (6/8/04) for additional facilities on cell tower at Probst site (Hosner Mountain)
* Brochure received on East Coast Greenway
* “Hike of the Week” articles from Poughkeepsie Journal

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